Dalbert Pringle OK. Here's 1967's "The Trip" summed up 4 U in a total psychedelic nutshell. Totally.A total square takes some LSD.... The total square hallucinates (like a total f-u-c-k).... The total square is now transformed into a total hipster.... (And, that is the total end of the total story)Roll credits.Now, I don't know about you - But, in the days of my reckless youth - I certainly did my fair share of dropping acid (LSD). And I'll tell you one thing for sure - I never, ever came even close to hallucinating like this dude did. Never.You know, I really, really wonder (back in the glory days of "Flower Power") just how many gullible thrill-seekers saw this film, fell for its "say-yes-to-drugs" propaganda, tried some LSD, expected to be enlightened by some mind-altering experiences, and ended up being completely deflated and disillusioned by the promising hype of a psychedelia that never delivered.P.S. - Wait till you see this film's unintentionally hilarious "laundromat" scene. It'll totally kill you.

Clay Loomis This is a rather odd movie, which is understandable to anyone who has taken hallucinogens. There is no way to explain an LSD, Magic Mushroom, or Peyote trip to anyone who has not had one. Words do not suffice. Pictures do not suffice. How do you explain seeing sound, or smelling colors? You can't.This movie gives it a try and does the best it can, but to all those that see it and have never been tripping, I'm sure it looks like a painting done by a monkey. You just can't put these thoughts on film. Example: One time, in the mid-70's, I took acid with a group of friends. All of a sudden a purple tornado came out of the ceiling and ravaged the room, sucking the emotional content out of everyone there. Now just how do you display that on film? Nicholson, Corman, Fonda, Hopper, and company give it a shot, but it really can't be done. Not then, not now, with all the digital effects available. Valiant effort though, but probably only entertaining to people who know what frying means.

The-Phantom-Critic Wow, what can I say? The late 60's were a time of hippies and radical drugs. I saw this on TCM, and I realized: "My god, what kind of tripe is this? This is a travesty!" The scene where he dies and goes to hell, is perhaps the most weird "hell scene" I have ever seen in a film. I guess I could say, that if I were to drop acid, I sure as heck don't want to experience the stuff Fonda experienced. Do I recommend this to viewers who like psychedelic movies? yes and no. Yes, because it really gives a glimpse into the late 60's and the "summer of love". No, because as another poster put, you cannot simply put an acid trip on the screen.

Juha Hämäläinen Someone might have asked if this trip was really necessary, but the makers of the movie seem to have thought so. It would be fun to know what Jack Nicholson thinks now about writing the script for this. It would be even more fun to watch this movie now if Jack Nicholson had acted in it. From what I have read about the man's life, his own experiences with the named chemical had been some what ill fated prior to this. Voice of experience? Perhaps, with a hint of fun also.And a fun movie it is, outdated gracefully. For once, a Roger Corman picture does look cheap unlike his other small budgeted ventures, where inventiveness usually covered the small amounts of money used in production. Still, enough interesting visuals are delivered. It was particularly nice to see a little more footage of the psychedelic mansion, that I had earlier seen featured in some promotional clips of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Just like the times, that house apparently doesn't exist anymore either.Through the soundtrack of the movie a small but peculiar link to 'Easy Rider' popped up. The music in the scenes where Fonda is tripping about being chased by the mysterious riders etc. is also used shortly in 'Easy Rider' right after the graveyard acid trip scene, where Fonda and Hopper leave New Orleans. To my memory it's the only moment in 'Easy Rider' of ordinary background type of music being used. Now, this has probably been just a coincidence or an expense wise decision from the makers. But still I couldn't help thinking, could this in a way be the same guy who will later get killed on another trip with his dealer friend? Ah, go figure. If The Trip was remade today, the chemical subject matter would no doubt be something more dangerous, the old lovely kaleidoscopic effects would be made with computer graphics. And in the end maybe a heavier penalty would be passed on the main character. Here the treatment is surprisingly mellow and even objectively contemplating. No heavy fear and loathing in San Francisco, not yet anyway. Viewed today, the cracking of the image on the final frame demanded by the censors only adds some more objectivity on the character. He's already hinted to cracking a bit from a crisis before he took the drug and the debris from it still remain. And there is nothing really obscene in the film. Not if the psychedelic love-making does not strike you as such. Oh, did I wake up your interest? Try this at home, kids. The movie, I mean.